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OUR GUESTS : NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN & CIAN ‘RUGBY KINO’ O’MUILLEOIR
Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jimmy O’Brien 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ross Molony 5. James Ryan > CAPTAIN 6. Caelan Doris 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan
16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Ryan Baird 21. Luke McGrath 22. Ciarán Frawley 23. Charlie Ngatai
Stade Rochelais : 15 B Dulin 14 D Leyds 13 UJ Seuteni 12 J Danty 11 R Rhule 10 A Hastoy 9 T Kerr Barlow
1 R Wardi 2 P Bourgarit 3 U Atonio 4 R Sazy 5 W Skelton 6 P Boudehent 7 L Botia 8 G Alldritt (c)
16 Q Lespiaucq Brettes 17 J Sclavi 18 G Henri Colombe 19 T Lavault, 20 R Bourdeau 21 U Dillane 22 T Berjon 23 J Favre
Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23
FINAL
Sat May 20 KO 4:45pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Ref: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
AR1: Karl Dickson (England)
AR2: Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Tom Foley (England)
Live on: RTÉ2, BT Sport 2, ITV1
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NEIL ‘KEEGO’ KEEGAN & CIAN ‘RUGBY KINO’ O’MUILLEOIR
FULL TIME TAKES
Christy O’Connor
Another very comfortable game, a slight scare at the start when Sharks got their try, but in the end it was too easy.
Don’t see Munster causing any trouble after watching their game against 14 man Glasgow. Still need to show Munster respect though. Don’t want to put out all the academy players again thinking we will walk it.
Andrew Byrne
Time to rethink the quarterfinals stage? That wasn’t a proper match, Sharks seemed to turn up with a one dimensional game plan, only wishing to front up at the scrum and then return home as quickly as possible. No fight in them to have a shot at Leinster with a proper game plan. Knockout rugby gives you a chance to take down the top teams, Sharks just didn’t look interested in anything other than taking scrums.
Hubert Gallagher
(Munster semifinal will be) a derby – passions will be high, physicality intense, we cannot afford to be as generous as Glasgow yesterday and spurn the chances they did. Otherwise Munster will grow into the game and it will become a dogfight and the outcome less certain!
MASTODON
Koochulainn I thought (the Sharks) would be more dangerous, particularly against an unorthodox centre partnership (which I thought didn’t gel early on) I thought McGrath was and has been fantastic over the last while
FRONT FIVE ARTICLES
URC QUARTERFINAL WRAP
URC QUARTERFINALS
ULS 10-15 CON
STO 33-21 BUL
LEI 35-3 SHA
GLA 5-14 MUN
SEMIFINALS
SAT MAY 13
STO V CON 3PM
LEI V MUN 5:30PM
HARPIN’ MATCH WRAPS ARE
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OUR GUESTS : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN & CIAN “RUGBY KINO” O’MUILLEOIR
Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Ciarán Frawley 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Dave Kearney 10. Harry Byrne 9. Luke McGrath > CAPTAIN
1. Michael Milne 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ryan Baird 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny 8. Caelan Doris
16. John McKee 17. Andrew Porter 18. Cian Healy 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Jack Conan 21. Jamison Gibson-Park 22. Ross Byrne 23. Liam Turner
Cell C Sharks : 15 Aphelele Fassi 14 Marnus Potgieter 13 Lukhanyo Am (c) 12 Ben Tapuai 11 Makazole Mapimpi 10 Boeta Chamberlain 9 Grant Williams
1 Ox Nche 2 Bongi Mbonambi 3 Thomas du Toit 4 Corne Rahl 5 Gerbrandt Grobler 6 James Venter 7 Vincent Tshituka 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe
16 Fez Mbatha 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu 18 Carlu Sadie 19 Jeandre Labuschagne 20 Phepsi Buthelezi 21 Cameron Wright 22 Nevaldo Fleurs 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg
BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23
Quarterfinal
Sat May 6 KO 5pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
AR 1: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
AR 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Live on: RTÉ2, Viaplay/Premier Sports, URC.tv
Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ross Molony 5. James Ryan (c) 6. Caelan Doris 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan
16. John McKee 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Ryan Baird 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Ciarán Frawley.
Toulouse : 15 T Ramos 14 JC Mailla 13 PL Barassi 12 P Ahki 11 M Lebel 10 R Ntamack 9 A Dupont
1 C Baille 2 P Mauvaka 3 D Aldegheri 4 R Arnold 5 E Meafou 6 J Willis 7 T Flament 8 F Cros
16 J Marchand 17 R Neti 18 D Ainu’u 19 A Roumat 20 R Elstadt 21 A Placines 22 P Graou 23 A Retière
Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23
Semifinal
Sat Apr 29 KO 3pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Ref: Wayne Barnes (England)
AR1: Luke Pearce (England)
AR2: Adam Leal (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)
Live on: RTÉ2, BT Sport 3
Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jimmy O’Brien 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ross Molony 5. James Ryan > CAPTAIN 6. Ryan Baird 7. Caelan Doris 8. Jack Conan
16. John McKee 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Scott Penny 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Ciarán Frawley
Leicester : 15 Mike Brown 14 Anthony Watson 13 Harry Potter 12 Dan Kelly 11 Freddie Steward 10 Handré Pollard 9 Jack van Poortvliet
1 James Cronin 2 Julián Montoya (c) 3 Joe Heyes 4 George Martin 5 Cameron Henderson 6 Hanro Liebenberg 7 Tommy Reffell 8 Jasper Wiese
16 Charlie Clare 17 Tom West 18 Dan Cole 19 Eli Snyman 20 Olly Cracknell 21 Sam Wolstenholme 22 Charlie Atkinson 23 Jimmy Gopperth
Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23
Quarterfinal
Fri Apr 7 KO 8pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Live on: RTÉ2, BT Sport 1
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GEO)
AR1: Pierre Brousset (FRA)
AR2: Tual Trainini (FRA)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FRA)
Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Jimmy O’Brien 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Ross Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ross Molony 5. James Ryan CAPTAIN 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan
16. John McKee 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Scott Penny 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Ciarán Frawley
Ulster : 15 Michael Lowry 14 Rob Baloucoune 13 James Hume 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Billy Burns 9 Nathan Doak
1 Rory Sutherland 2 Rob Herring 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Alan O’Connor (Captain) 5 Kieran Treadwell 6 Dave McCann 7 Nick Timoney 8 Duane Vermeulen
16 Tom Stewart 17 Eric O’Sullivan 18 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 19 Harry Sheridan 20 Marcus Rea 21 John Cooney 22 Stewart Moore 23 Ben Moxham
Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23
Round of 16
Sat Apr 1 KO 5:30pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Luke Pearce (ENG)
AR 1: Dan Jones (ENG)
AR 2: Jamie Leahy (ENG)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (ENG)
Live on: RTÉ2, BT Sport 4
IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Johnny Sexton (c) 9. Jamison Gibson Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Ryan Baird 5. James Ryan 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris
16. Rob Herring 17. Cian Healy 18. Tom O’Toole 19. Kieran Treadwell 20. Jack Conan 21. Conor Murray 22. Ross Byrne 23. Jimmy O’Brien
ENGLAND : 15. Freddie Steward 14. Anthony Watson 13. Henry Slade 12. Manu Tuilagi 11. Henry Arundell 10. Owen Farrell (C) 9. Jack van Poortvliet
1. Ellis Genge 2. Jamie George 3. Kyle Sinckler 4. Maro Itoje 5. David Ribbans 6. Lewis Ludlam 7. Jack Willis 8. Alex Dombrandt
16. Jack Walker 17. Mako Vunipola 18. Dan Cole 19. Nick Isiekwe 20. Ben Curry 21. Alex Mitchell 22. Marcus Smith 23. Joe Marchant
Guinness Six Nations Championship 2023
Round 5
Sat Mar 18 KO 5pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
AR1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
AR2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Live on: Virgin Media One, ITV1
IRELAND : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Mack Hansen 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Bundee Aki 11. James Lowe 10. Johnny Sexton > (c) 9. Conor Murray
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Iain Henderson 5. James Ryan 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris
16. Ronan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Tom O’Toole 19. Ryan Baird 20. Jack Conan 21. Jamison Gibson Park 22. Ross Byrne 23. Robbie Henshaw
SCOTLAND : 15. Stuart Hogg 14. Kyle Steyn 13. Huw Jones 12. Sione Tuipulotu 11. Duhan van der Merwe 10. Finn Russell 9. Ben White
1. Pierre Schoeman 2. George Turner 3. Zander Fagerson 4. Richie Gray 5. Jonny Gray 6. Matt Fagerson 7. Jamie Ritchie (c) 8. Jack Dempsey
16. Fraser Brown 17. Jamie Bhatti 18. Simon Berghan 19. Scott Cummings 20. Hamish Watson 21. Ali Price 22. Blair Kinghorn 23. Chris Harris
Guinness Six Nations Championship 2023
Round 4
Sun Mar 12 KO 3pm
Murrayfield
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
AR1: Wayne Barnes (England)
AR2: Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)
Live on: RTÉ2, ITV1
OUR GUEST : NEIL “KEEGO” KEEGAN
Leinster : 15. Ciarán Frawley 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Liam Turner 12. Jamie Osborne 11. Dave Kearney 10. Harry Byrne 9. Luke McGrath
1. Michael Milne 2. John McKee 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Rhys Ruddock > CAPTAIN 7. Scott Penny 8. Max Deegan
16. Lee Barron 17. Jack Boyle 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. Brian Deeny 20. Will Connors 21. Nick McCarthy 22. Charlie Tector 23. Rob Russell.
Edinburgh : 15. Emiliano Boffelli 14. Damien Hoyland 13. Mark Bennett 12. James Lang 11. Wes Goosen 10. Charlie Savala 9. Ben Vellacott
1. Boan Venter 2. Stuart McInally 3. Lee-Roy Atalifo 4. Marshall Sykes 5. Sam Skinner 6. Luke Crosbie > CAPTAIN 7. Hamish Watson 8. Viliame Mata
16. Dave Cherry 17. Jamie Jack 18. Elliot Millar-Mills 19. Jamie Hodgson 20. Nick Haining 21. Charlie Shiel 22. Jaco van der Walt 23. Chris Dean.
BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23
Round 15
Sat Mar 4 KO 5:05pm
DAM Health Stadium
Live on: TG4, Viaplay/Premier Sports, URC.tv
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
AR1: Sam Grove-White
AR2: Ian Kenny
TMO: Jon Mason
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